Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.11.21
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Supreme Godhead Has Direct Personal Expansions
“Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha are the names of the direct personal expansions of the Supreme Godhead, O brāhmaṇa Śaunaka.”
What the purport teaches
- Vāsudeva and Saṅkarṣaṇa are direct personal expansions of the Supreme Godhead.
- Pradyumna and Aniruddha are also named among these direct personal expansions.
- These four are personal forms of the Supreme Godhead.
Try this today
Read the four names aloud once: Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha.
Ask yourself
What does the word “personal” help me notice about these expansions?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.